He said from 2014-2016, 11 of the 15 largest quakes struck within just 12 days of a major magnetic solar event – and three of them within just 24 hours.

Worryingly, Greece was yesterday rocked by a magnitude 5 earthquake off the southern coast of the Peloponnese.

With the solar storm expected to intensify today – reaching blistering peak speeds of 1,565mph – more earthquake hell could be on the way.

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Ben said it’s likely southern Europe, namely Italy and Turkey, would bear the brunt of it, giving a 20-30% chance of a major earthquake.

However, he said there were no early warning signs suggesting a quake could strike.

He said: “Solar wind affects the entire planet, but to focus on a location, one needs to look at the energy patterns of earth, rather than the solar factors which merely tell you the 'timing’.

“Greece took a magnitude 5 event yesterday morning, fairly deep, which means we could see [tremors in] southern Europe.

“This does not meet the criteria for an official alert, but if the normal chances for a damaging earthquake from Italy to Turkey in a given week is around 0.1%, the chances for the next 2-4 days would be 20-30%.”